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FTCE Exceptional Student Education K12 (Competency 7) Questions and Answers Already Passed Transition Planning ✔✔The supports and services that are designed to help students with disabilities shift from life in a secondary school environment to adult life in the community. IDEA requires this to be coordinated by the IEP team, which includes the student and the parents. IDEA requires that when a student with a disability turns 16, if not earlier, the student's IEP must include a description of goals for employment, education, and other significant dimensions of post secondary life. Transition Services ✔✔Consist of a set of activities that facilitate transition. They must reflect the following: ○ Must be coordinated, in the sense of converging on common goals (independent living) rather than being separate activities. ○ Must be tailored to the individual student (based on the transition assessments noted above). ○ Must be results-oriented and foster the development of academic and adaptive life skills that will help students become engaged in a variety of personal, social, educational, and occupational activities following school. ○ May consist of instruction, community experiences, employment assistance, post secondary adult living support, and so on. 4 Stages of Career Development ✔✔Career Awareness, Career Exploration, Career Preparation, and Career Placement. Career Awareness ✔✔Students become more aware of the purpose of work and of the existence of an increasing number of different types of jobs. Career Exploration ✔✔Students become increasingly knowledgable about the characteristics, social importance, and interconnectedness of different types of jobs. Career Preparation ✔✔Students acquire more detailed information about job opportunities and how various educational and vocational training experiences might prepare them for these jobs. Career Placement ✔✔Students acquire jobs through their own efforts and with support from the IEP team, school staff, and possibly also community agencies such as the vocational rehabilitation agency. Independent Living Centers ✔✔Are local, nonresidential agencies that help individuals with disabilities lead self-sufficient lives. Vocational Rehabilitation Agency ✔✔A federal- and state-funded agency that provides employment-related services to students who qualify. In Florida it's called the Florida Department of Education's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. It provides the following services: ○ Career counseling and guidance ○ Resume development ○ Postsecondary training and education ○ Job placement ○ Job coaching and training ○ Assistive technology ○ Supported employment Supported Employment ✔✔Is a community-b

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